Nick Sirianni reveals Eagles' plan to get offense back on track after mini bye

The last week has been an absolute nightmare for the Philadelphia Eagles and their offense with terrible showings in two games within four days of each other.

At least in the 21-17 loss to the Denver Broncos in Week 5, they scored a touchdown in the second half, but ran the ball once for zero yards with Saquon Barkley, so it's not exactly a great thing to brag about. That being said, in their 34-17 blowout loss to the New York Giants a few days later, the offense not only failed to score a single point but also committed two turnovers in the final two drives of the game.

All Eagles fans would like to forget the last two games and move on. That leaves the ball in the court of Eagles head coach Nick Sirianni and offensive coordinator Kevin Patullo to devise a plan to avoid a more prolonged slump than the one the team is currently experiencing.

Sirianni shared what the team did during the mini bye week to figure out the offense

While meeting with the media, Sirianni was asked about the offense and what was being done to fix their lingering issues. He started with saying that despite the "bye week," it wasn't the same as a normal bye week since it was shorter, but they still had a chance to "really dive into" the offense.

"There was a little of rest and relaxation and a lot of trying to figure things out," Sirianni said.

Sirianni shared that Patullo had met with the offense, focusing on "efficiency on first and second downs to avoid third-and-long."

That would be a good place to start for the Eagles since they have been weak on third down this season. The offense has only converted 34.7% of its third downs, ranking 27th in the NFL.

A big thing would be to get the running game going, something that Patullo has struggled to do with sticking to the running game. Barkley had over 30 yards rushing on the first drive of the Giants game, but finished with 58 yards. Patullo once again abandoned the running game when it was working.

There is a straightforward plan for what the Eagles should follow: run the ball 60% and pass 40%, with a good portion of the pass targets going to A.J. Brown and DeVonta Smith while getting Saquon Barkley 20-25 touches a game. Philly has overcomplicated it, and as long as they keep it this simple, they will go back to winning games.